Office for the Aging participates in March for Meals

Madison County Office for the Aging’s Senior Nutrition Program participated in March for Meals to commemorate March 22, 1972, when the national nutrition program for adults 60 and older was established.

NYS Office for the Aging Acting Director Greg Olsen and Corey
Mosher, representing Senator Rachel May, helped prepare meals in Office for the
Aging’s kitchen, then traveled along on a home-delivered meal route and met
with meal recipients at a lunch site in Canastota.

Madison County Office for the Aging delivers 10,500 hot
lunches to groups at meal sites and to homes each month. For more information,
call 315.697.5700.

New York state:

Provides at least $53 million more for home
delivered and community meals than any other state.

Ranks first in the nation for the number of
people receiving nutrition services and supports.

Advocates to improve access to food for those in
greatest economic and social need across the state, particularly those in
underserved areas where there are high levels of poverty, environmental
barriers to positive health behaviors, and low levels of access to needed
health